NFL PREVIEW: Jets starting fresh with rookie QB Smith

5:52 PM,
Sep. 7, 2013

Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith (above) will make his first NFL start today against the Buccaneers. Smith and offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg seem to have a good working relationship, which could be important to the success of the second-round pick.

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Stephen Edelson
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The Tim Tebow sideshow may have moved on, but the Jets put together a preseason that made you long for the relative calm of the previous summer.

So Mark Sanchez and Geno Smith engaged in a quarterback competition that was so heated Matt Simms, who few knew was even on the roster, outplayed both of them, while Rex Ryan, his career hanging in the balance, made some coaching decisions that left you wondering if he wanted to get fired.